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| 05.03.2026 | Why precision fermentation is set to power the future of food innovation | Listen to the article 5 min
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America's seemingly insatiable demand for protein is putting a renewed focus on precision fermentation, a technology that's been around for d... |
| 03.03.2026 | Diversity will define the next era of biotech infrastructure | - |
| 09.10.2025 | North America Cheese Analogue Market Analysis Report 2025-2032: Vegan and Flexitarian Demand, Precision Fermentation and Foodservice Adoption Drive Growth – ResearchAndMarkets.com | DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The “North America Cheese Analogue Market Size, Share & Industry Analysis Report By Distribution Channel, By Source, By Form, By Category, By Country and Growth Forecast, 2025-2032” report has been added to Resear... |
| 14.08.2025 | Is Precision Fermentation the Next Big Bet for Future Protein Investors? | Once just a humble food-preserving method behind kimchi, miso, and tempeh, fermentation is now at the centre of one of the most promising developments in alternative proteins: precision fermentation. This cutting-edge twist on an ancient pr... |
| 05.06.2025 | California Establishes Committee to Focus on Economic and Environmental Potential of Alternative Proteins | California Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas has appointed a new Select Committee on Alternative Protein Innovation, which will focus on the economic and environmental potential of alternative proteins, including plant-based, cell-based, and fe... |
| 19.04.2025 | The Future of Food: Navigating the Egg Crisis and Leadership Changes in Alternative Proteins | The world of food is changing. The egg crisis looms large, casting shadows over Easter traditions and family gatherings. Avian flu has disrupted supply chains, making eggs scarce and prices volatile. Families are feeling the pinch. But ther... |
| 17.04.2025 | Bird flu is a recurring risk. It’s time food companies planned for it. | Listen to the article 6 min
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| 28.03.2025 | This Animal-Free Dairy Startup Launched A Line of Functional Whey Proteins in the US | 4 Mins Read French precision fermentation startup Bon Vivant has rebranded to Verley and rolled out a range of functional animal-free whey proteins.
Bon Vivant, the animal-free dairy company hailing from Lyon, has introduced a new brand ide... |
| 12.03.2025 | The Future of Food: Navigating Innovation and Regulation in the Alternative Protein Landscape | The world of food is changing. Alternative proteins are emerging as a solution to the growing demand for sustainable and ethical food sources. Companies like New Culture are leading the charge with innovative products like animal-free mozza... |
| 11.03.2025 | RFK Jr Moves to End ‘Self-Affirmed’ GRAS Rule, Threatening Food Tech Innovation | 6 Mins Read US health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr has directed the country’s food regulator to close a ‘loophole’ that allows companies to self-affirm their ingredients as safe. What does it mean for future protein firms?
In the latest bl... |
| 06.03.2025 | Europe’s Crossroads: The Quest for Peace in Ukraine | The world watches as Europe stands at a critical juncture. The ongoing conflict in Ukraine has transformed the continent's political landscape. Leaders gather, strategizing to forge a path toward peace. The stakes are high, and the implicat... |
| 05.03.2025 | The Cost of Climate Change: 6 Foods You Love Are About to Get More Expensive | 7 Mins Read Climate change is already disrupting food supplies across the world, causing shortages and raising prices for consumers – here are six staples under threat.
For those who find it sexy, your morning mocha could be in trouble. Or ... |
| 28.02.2025 | Vivici's Leap into the Future of Dairy: A New Era of Animal-Free Proteins | In a world hungry for sustainable solutions, Vivici is making waves. This Dutch startup, born from the collaboration of dairy giants DSM-Firmenich and Fonterra, has just secured €32.5 million in Series A funding. The investment, led by stat... |
| 25.02.2025 | Vivici: Big Dairy-Backed Startup Raises $34M for Animal-Free Whey Proteins | 5 Mins Read Dutch precision fermentation startup Vivici has closed a €32.5M ($33.7M) funding round to scale production and introduce new animal-free dairy proteins.
A year after obtaining regulatory clearance in the US, Dutch animal-free da... |
| 05.02.2025 | Future Food Quick Bites: Vegan Hot Honey, Dairy-Free February & Earthshot Prize | 5 Mins Read Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Eleven Madison Park’s new vegan hot honey and Kite Hill’s post-Veganuary dairy-free campaign. New products and la... |
| 31.01.2025 | Exclusive: Perfect Day buries legal hatchet with co-manufacturer; searches for new CEO | The high-profile legal dispute between animal-free dairy pioneer Perfect Day and co-manufacturer Olon is over, with court records showing that the litigation has been voluntarily dismissed with each party agreeing to cover its own legal exp... |
| 24.01.2025 | The Future of Food Systems: Navigating Change in a New Political Landscape | The food system is a complex web, woven from threads of politics, innovation, and sustainability. As the new U.S. administration takes the helm, the landscape of food systems transformation is poised for significant shifts. The challenges w... |
| 22.01.2025 | How the New US Administration Will Impact Food Systems Transformation
How the New US Administration Will Impact Food Systems Transformation | Elysabeth Alfano is the CEO of VegTech™ Invest, an advisor to a food innovation ET, and a consultant to C-Suite of multinational companies. She speaks internationally on the intersection of investing, sustainability, and food systems transf... |
| 10.01.2025 | The Rise of Animal-Free Proteins: A New Era in Food Innovation | The food landscape is shifting. Traditional dairy is facing a formidable challenger: animal-free proteins. Two French startups, Standing Ovation and Bon Vivant, are leading the charge. They harness precision fermentation to create dairy pro... |
| 09.01.2025 | French Startup Cleared to Sell Animal-Free Whey Protein in the US | 4 Mins Read Based in Lyon, Bon Vivant has obtained self-affirmed GRAS status for its precision-fermented whey protein in the US.
French precision fermentation startup Bon Vivant has taken a major step towards commercialising its recombinant... |
| 04.01.2025 | Foodtech Funding: A Resilient Landscape in 2024 | The foodtech sector is a battleground. In 2024, it faced headwinds. Economic uncertainty loomed large. Yet, like a phoenix, it rose from the ashes. Startups showcased resilience. They navigated a landscape riddled with challenges. Venture c... |
| 30.12.2024 | 2024 Wrapped: The Top 10 Future Food Funding Rounds of the Year | 4 Mins Read While investment in alternative protein and future food startups has fallen again this year, there have still been some sizeable VC funding rounds. These are the 10 biggest raises of 2024, featuring mycelium meat, animal-free mi... |
| 27.11.2024 | Imagindairy's Leap into the Future of Dairy: A New Era of Animal-Free Whey Protein | In a world where sustainability and health are paramount, Imagindairy is carving a niche. This Israeli startup has received the green light from the Ministry of Health to sell its animal-free whey protein. It’s a milestone that signals a sh... |
| 26.11.2024 | Israeli Regulator Clears Imagindairy’s Animal-Free Whey Protein for Sale | 5 Mins Read Precision fermentation startup Imagindairy has received regulatory approval for its animal-free whey protein in Israel, as it closes in on its latest fundraising round.
Israeli startup Imagindairy can now sell its cow-free whey ... |
| 01.11.2024 | Cultivated Meat, Lab-Grown Cotton Make It to Time’s Best Inventions of 2024 List | 5 Mins Read Time Magazine has recognised a cultivated meat technology as one of the year’s best inventions, alongside lab-grown cotton and an AI platform for functional plant-based ingredients.
As further proof of the technology’s potential... |
| 10.09.2024 | Food Tech Funding ‘Bouncing Back’, But Investor Doubts on Alternative Proteins Still Persist | 5 Mins Read As inflation eases, food tech investments are showing signs of recovery, but companies within the alternative protein ecosystem are treading different paths.
While food tech venture capital dipped by 48% in 2023 (reaching $15.3B... |
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| 27.08.2024 | Temasek-backed firm, Zydus may recast API, gelatine business of Sterling Biotech | Premium
Pankaj Patel, chairman at Zydus Lifesciences Limited | Credit: Mint
The owners of Sterling Biotech--Generic drugmaker Zydus Lifesciences Ltd and private equity Temasek-backed Perfect Day Inc—plan to restructure some of the businesse... |
| 26.08.2024 | Zydus to Acquire 50% Stake in India’s Sterling Biotech from Perfect Day, Will Open Animal-Free Dairy Factory | 5 Mins Read India’s Zydus Lifesciences has agreed to take a 50% stake fermented protein manufacturer Sterling Biotech from Perfect Day, with an animal-free dairy facility in the works.
Californian precision fermentation startup Perfect Day ... |
| 24.08.2024 | Zydus to acquire 50% stake in Sterling Biotech from Perfect Day; to enter into fermentation-based protein business | Zydus Lifesciences Ltd through its wholly-owned subsidiary has signed an agreement to acquire a 50 per cent stake in Sterling Biotech Ltd (SBL) from Perfect Day Inc., a Temasek portfolio company.
Post this transaction, Sterling Biotech will... |
| 10.06.2024 | 7 Fermentation Companies Paving the Whey to a Cow-Free Dairy Industry | Following our recent summary of producers making alternatives to casein protein, below is a roundup of the companies using cutting-edge technology to make whey proteins with microbes; bypassing cheesemaking to retire cows from the dairy bus... |
| 15.04.2024 | Exclusive: Perfect Day sued by manufacturing partner for fraud and breach of contract. Olon claims $112m in unpaid bills, $32m in damages | Perfect Day—a pioneer in the ‘animal-free’ dairy space making whey protein via precision fermentation—has been sued by its Italian contract manufacturing partner Olon for breach of contract, fraudulent inducement, and fraudulent concealment... |
| 21.03.2024 | Strive Milk is Served at the Miami Open, Becoming First Animal-Free Milk at Major Sporting Event | Strive FREEMILK Whole, an alternative milk crafted with Perfect Day‘s sustainable whey protein, is being served in partnership with Florida coffee roasters Oceana Coffee at the 2024 Miami Open.
This launch represents the first animal-free m... |
| 05.03.2024 | Cultivated Biosciences poised to take its yeast cream to market in 2025 | Products derived from animals have that familiar taste and texture, and replicating that with fermented and plant-based alternatives has been a challenge for some companies.
Dairy, in particular, is an area where you have to get that “cream... |
| 23.02.2024 | Unilever’s Breyers Launches Lactose-Free Ice Cream made with Animal-Free Whey Protein | Unilever brand Breyers, an ice cream company in business since 1886, has launched a new lactose and cholesterol-free product made with animal-free whey protein.
Unilever, one of the world’s biggest CPG companies, partnered with Perfect Day,... |
| 16.01.2024 | Daisy Lab: Women-Led NZ Startup Scales Animal-Free Whey Production, Diversifies Protein Portfolio | 5 Mins Read New Zealand’s Daisy Lab has scaled up the production of its precision-fermented beta-lactoglobulin powder a year after discovering its initial expression systems, while diversifying into lactoferrin to boost its commercial gains... |
| 08.01.2024 | Animal-Free Dairy Pioneer Perfect Day Raises Up to $90M & Brings On New Exec Team to Pursue Profitability | 5 Mins Read Perfect Day, the pioneering animal-free dairy food tech which makes animal-free dairy from precision fermentation, says it has secured a pre-series E funding round of up to $90 million and announced that co-founders Ryan Pandya ... |
| 08.01.2024 | Perfect Day Secures $90M to Scale Whey Proteins, Co-Founders Step Down for New Leadership | Perfect Day, a US precision fermentation company producing whey proteins, announces that it has raised a pre-series E financing round of up to $90 million led by internal investors.
After securing the funding round, co-founder and CEO Ryan ... |
| 05.01.2024 | Exclusive: Perfect Day founders step away as company finalizes ~$90m pre-series E, installs interim CEO | The founders of precision fermentation specialist Perfect Day are stepping down from their leadership roles after a decade at the helm. The news comes as the company finalizes a pre-series E round of up to $90 million and installs current p... |
| 23.11.2023 | TurtleTree Obtains First-Ever Self-GRAS Status for Precision Fermentation-Derived Lactoferrin | Singaporean biotech TurtleTree claims that it has obtained the world’s first self-GRAS status (generally recognized as safe) by the FDA for a precision fermentation-derived lactoferrin, making it also the first Singaporean company to obtain... |
| 23.11.2023 | TurtleTree Obtains Self-Affirmed GRAS Status for Its Precision Fermentation Lactoferrin Protein | 6 Mins Read Singaporean food tech startup TurtleTree has obtained self-affirmed GRAS (Generally Recognized as Safe) status for its precision-fermented lactoferrin in the US and vsays its whey protein will sell at a positive gross margin fol... |
| 23.11.2023 | TurtleTree obtains the world's first self-GRAS for animal-free lactoferrin, LF+™ now approved to commercialize in the U.S. | This regulatory milestone sets the stage for U.S. commercialization in Q4 2023. Using precision fermentation, TurtleTree expects profitability on LF+ in 2024 and will address global supply scarcity.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. and SINGAPORE, Nov. 23... |
| 18.09.2023 | How Sustainable is Animal-Free Dairy? We Compare Precision Fermentation LCAs | 10 Mins Read Precision fermentation, described as the third pillar of alt-protein alongside plant-based and cultivated foods, is on the rise. There are at least 62 companies working in this space globally across the supply chain, with a big... |
| 30.08.2023 | 🎥 Perfect Day CEO: ‘We’re trying to build a business that could exist as a really strong public company’ | Today there are multiple startups making dairy proteins without cows. But back in 2014, Perfect Day founders Ryan Pandya and Perumal Gandhi were in a field of one, creating a completely new category in food.
So what was Pandya’s vision for ... |
| 25.08.2023 | New Food Tech Co Superlatus Agrees To Acquire Perfect Day’s The Urgent Company Brands for $1.25 Million | 4 Mins Read A month after laying off 15% of its workforce, US precision fermentation pioneer Perfect Day has agreed to sell its consumer-facing subsidiary The Urgent Company – which includes brands Coolhaus, Brave Robot and its other subsid... |
| 12.07.2023 | New Chapter for Animal-Free Whey Protein: Perfect Day Expands into the Hybrid Dairy Category | Perfect Day, now describing itself as a producer of whey from fermentation, rather than a producer of animal-free whey, announces a partnership with sports supplements brand Unico Nutrition to launch what they claim is the first-ever hybrid... |
| 08.03.2023 | Four in 10 consumers will buy food made through precision fermentation | Dive Brief:
Consumers are open to food made through precision fermentation, a study Hartman Group conducted in partnership with Cargill and Perfect Day found. Even when adults are not familiar with precision fermentation and don’t see a des... |
| 07.03.2023 | Animal-free’ dairy may not be the best way to describe whey made by microbes, not cows, says Perfect Day | The term ‘animal-free’ has steadily gained traction to describe animal proteins from egg albumin to whey protein made by microbes in fermentation tanks instead of animals. But recent research suggests it may not be the optimal term as some ... |
| 27.02.2023 | BREAKING: Perfect Day animal-free dairy patent in US challenged | A US patent recently granted to Perfect Day, one of the highest-profile startups in the emerging ‘animal-free’ dairy field, has been challenged by an anonymous petitioner.
The request has not yet been published on the US Patent and Trademar... |
| 16.02.2023 | BREAKING: Foodtech startups unite to create Precision Fermentation Alliance | Nine foodtech startups—from animal-free dairy companies to firms making meaty flavors for meat alternatives—have joined forces to create a new trade association: the Precision Fermentation Alliance.
Precision fermentation uses microbes such... |
| 15.02.2023 | BREAKING REPORT: Gap in fermentation capacity is holding back the bioeconomy | The lack of fermentation facilities to meet demand is creating a significant backlog of innovations, according to a new report released today by Synonym Bio.
The first-of-its-kind report—The State of Global Fermentation Capacity—documents a... |
| 09.02.2023 | Exclusive: Animal-free dairy startup Remilk hits pause on plan for world’s largest precision fermentation facility | Israeli startup Remilk—one of the best-funded players in the nascent animal-free dairy space—has hit pause on plans to build a large-scale precision fermentation facility in Denmark and is instead ramping up production of whey protein (made... |
| 22.12.2022 | How ADM helps other fermentation companies grow and innovate | One hundred twenty years ago, in 1902, Archer Daniels Midland got its start as a linseed oil business in Minneapolis.
Through the decades, ADM has become a massive global company with 41,000 employees and a presence in nearly 200 countries.... |
| 01.12.2022 | The Week in Agrifoodtech: BeeHero nabs $42m for precision pollination, Wildtype reels in $7m for cultivated fish | This week, precision pollination company BeeHero landed Series B funding and US-based cultivated seafood company Wildtype caught new funding for its forthcoming alt-salmon product. Elsewhere, collaborative investment platform FoodShot Globa... |
| 22.09.2022 | The Week in Agrifoodtech: Swiftly bags $100m for grocery tech, Pano’s $20m to fight wildfires with AI | This week, retail and grocery tech startup Swiftly bagged a mega-round while front-of-house restaurant software startup Zenchef cooked up new financing to expand its presence. In agtech, Pano raised funds to fight wildfires with AI and Land... |
| 18.08.2022 | The Week in Agrifoodtech: Oatside secures $65m for Singapore’s first oat milk, input supplier iProcure scores $10m | Singapore’s first-ever oat milk brand Oatside made headlines this week with news of its sizable Series A round while iProduce landed funds to expand its input distribution tech across Africa. Fashion designer Stella McCartney is helping lau... |
| 10.08.2022 | Data Snapshot: California agrifoodtech investment still outpaces the rest of US by billions | Data Snapshot is a regular AFN feature analyzing agrifoodtech market investment data provided by our parent company, AgFunder.
Click here for more research from AgFunder and sign up to our newsletters to receive alerts about new research re... |
| 28.07.2022 | The Week in Agrifoodtech: FreshRealm, Kitchen United score mega-deals in a downturn, Arable raises $40m | Despite the current downturn in tech, FreshRealm landed a mega-deal recently, as did ghost kitchen network Kitchen United. In agtech, Normative bagged funds for its carbon reporting platform and old favorites like donuts and avocados are go... |
| 26.07.2022 | Myprotein and Perfect Day Launch ‘Whey Forward’ Dairy-Identical Performance Protein Powder | Myprotein, the world’s leading online sports nutrition brand, has partnered with startup Perfect Day to launch Whey Forward – a “no-compromise” performance protein powder made with animal-free dairy.
“Whey Forward exemplifies how animal-fre... |
| 25.07.2022 | Why is Perfect Day trying to buy India’s largest gelatin manufacturer? | US alt-dairy startup Perfect Day looks set to acquire India’s Sterling Biotech, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of gelatin, which entered liquidation in 2019, after placing the winning bid at an auction.
Perfect Day, which produces... |
| 13.07.2022 | Slideshow: Animal-free dairy innovation reaching to new categories | KANSAS CITY — As more and more consumers are purposefully reaching for products that carry sustainability claims or animal welfare requirements, organic labels just aren’t enough.
Enter non-animal dairy protein.
Berkeley, Calif.-based Perfe... |
| 12.07.2022 | You’re Already Eating Foods With Ingredients Made Using Precision Fermentation, So Why The Fuss About Animal-Free Dairy? | 6 Mins Read
Precision fermentation has been around for decades, and most of us eat foods that contain ingredients made using the technology on a daily basis. Animal-free dairy makers are now using it to bring you the cheese and milk you lov... |
| 29.06.2022 | Why precision fermentation is in the Non-GMO Project's crosshairs | For National Dairy Month in June, farmers and industry organizations promoted the nutritional values of milk products, spearheaded cow-centric social media campaigns and organized community events to celebrate dairy.
The Non-GMO Project too... |
| 16.06.2022 | Mars partners with Perfect Day on animal-free chocolate | Dive Brief:
Mars is collaborating with Perfect Day to make a milk chocolate bar featuring animal-free dairy proteins. The new bar, branded as CO2Coa, is available today to order online.
CO2Coa is positioned as a more eco-friendly chocolate ... |
| 16.06.2022 | Mars Partners with Perfect Day to Launch First Animal-Free Milk Chocolate | Confectionery leader Mars, Inc. is joining with startup Perfect Day to launch the company’s first animal-free chocolate innovation in the US.
“We’re excited to collaborate with Perfect Day and continue to explore the potential of alternativ... |
| 16.06.2022 | The Week in Agrifoodtech: Little Leaf Farms bags $300m, Wonder lands $340m to cook meals curbside | Mega-rounds this week went to controlled environment agriculture (CEA) company Little Leaf Farms and food delivery concept Wonder. Magic Spoon, best known for its “high-protein, low carb” cereal, finally landed in retail (and raised more fu... |
| 02.06.2022 | Strive Nutrition Partners With Perfect Day For FREEMILK Alt Dairy With Animal-Free Whey Protein | Strive Nutrition Corp. is partnering with alt-dairy leader Perfect Day to release a new line of milk alternatives enriched with animal-free whey protein.
Launching online in July, the lineup will feature the flagship product FREEMILK Whole ... |
| 26.05.2022 | The Week in Agrifoodtech: Stable raises $60m, Galley gets $14m, World Bank’s $30bn food crisis response | Multiple restaurant tech companies made headlines this week, from Galley Solutions’ sizeable Series A fundraise to TRAY’s multi-year deal with IHOP. Meanwhile, a carbon initiative in Africa nabbed its first tranche of funding to restore lan... |
| 25.05.2022 | Synthesis Capital synthesises $300 million to support sustenance | London’s Synthesis Capital has assembled a $300+ million fund aimed squarely at supporting approximately 15 food technology and alternative protein-focused startups across the globe with an average ticket size of $15 million. According to t... |
| 19.05.2022 | Tomorrow Farms and Perfect Day Launch Bored Cow “First-of-Its-Kind” Animal-Free Flavored Milks | Tomorrow Farms, a food technology company, is partnering with startup Perfect Day to launch Bored Cow – a first-of-its-kind flavored milk made from animal-free dairy proteins. Available in chocolate, strawberry and vanilla varieties, with a... |
| 18.05.2022 | BREAKING: Imagindairy raises $15m in seed extension, set to launch alt-milk products in 2023 | Imagindairy, an Israeli producer of animal-free milk proteins, has just raised an additional $15 million for its extended seed round.
The initial tranche in November 2021 brought in $13 million, taking the round’s total to $28 million.
Germ... |
| 06.05.2022 | BREAKING: Tomorrow Farms lands $8.5m to develop next-gen pantry staples | Right on the cusp of announcing its first product, New York-based food tech company Tomorrow Farms has announced an $8.5 million seed round to recreate refrigerator and pantry staples with healthier ingredients.
The round was led by Lowerca... |
| 27.04.2022 | Data Snapshot: Alt-protein drove Innovative Food’s $4.8b in funding in 2021 | Data Snapshot is a regular AFN feature analyzing agrifoodtech market investment data provided by our parent company, AgFunder.
Click here for more research from AgFunder and sign up to our newsletters to receive alerts about new research re... |
| 21.04.2022 | Perfect Day to Open Second US Location and Biotech Hub in Salt Lake City | Biotech and alt dairy leader Perfect Day, one of the highest funded companies in alt protein and the first to develop animal-free milk protein, announces the debut of its second US base in Salt Lake City.
“Perfect Day is an exciting additio... |
| 20.04.2022 | How Temasek became a leading food tech investor | When Temasek first decided to invest in the food and agriculture sector about eight years ago, it was looking for a venture fund that specialized in the space to contribute to, Agri-Food Investments Head Anuj Maheshwari said. But there were... |
| 20.04.2022 | How CBD biomanufacturing could make Europe change and win the cannabis game | By now, many have heard about Cannabidiol, better known as CBD, the non-psychoactive cannabinoid derived from the cannabis plant and discovered in 1940. You can find it in products ranging from edible gummy bears to skin oil, for purposes s... |
| 20.04.2022 | How lab-grown meat and insects are changing Australia’s protein industry | Chefs Neil Perry and Corey Costelloe in the kitchen, cooking up the Vow Food feast. Source: supplied.
As demand for alternative protein sources grows, Australians are increasingly looking for options that are healthy, sustainable and ethica... |
| 31.03.2022 | Emerging FoodTech: Robots And The Resilient Spirit Of ‘Techspitality’ In The Food Business | FoodTech Anonymous |
| 24.03.2022 | NEW REPORT: Agrifoodtech ventures raised record $52bn in 2021, nearly doubling previous year’s total | AgFunder is AFN’s parent company.
Venture capital investors pumped $51.7 billion into agrifoodtech startups worldwide in 2021, according to the latest edition of the annual AgFunder Agrifoodtech Investment Report, released today.
That repre... |
| 08.03.2022 | Meet the Female Founder: Helaina’s Laura Katz on scaling its infant formula alternative | Laura Katz says the journey to start her company Helaina, which makes an infant formula alternative using precision fermentation, has been “many, many years in the making.”
“Before I started Helaina, I saw so much advancement in alternative... |
| 28.02.2022 | Betterland Foods Launches Cow-Free Milk Powered By Perfect Day Dairy | 3 Mins Read
Betterland foods, a brand new Californian company from Think! Founder Liz Falsetto, has launched Betterland cow-free milk made using Perfect Day’s animal-free whey protein. The product was developed using precision fermentation ... |
| 24.02.2022 | Animal-free betterland milk to launch, powered by Perfect Day proteins | Dive Brief:
Betterland milk, the world's first CPG animal-free dairy milk, is launching next month at Natural Products Expo West, and will be available at retailers this summer. Betterland milk is made from Perfect Day's animal-free dairy p... |
| 14.02.2022 | Consumers want animal-free dairy because it's better for cows, study finds | Dive Brief:
Consumers are very enthusiastic and curious about animal-free dairy, with animal welfare being the reason they most want to consume it, according to a series of focus groups done by precision fermentation startup Formo, Fordham ... |
| 08.02.2022 | Why famous people are joining food tech advisory boards | In the past year, Oscar-winning actor Leonardo DiCaprio has made headlines not only for his movies, but also for his environmental activism.
At the end of 2021, he starred in "Don't Look Up," a movie about a comet heading toward e... |
| 03.02.2022 | Do Consumers Want Or Need These Biotech Foods? | A sequencing chromatograph showing a DNA sequence and a sample of DNA from the human genome mapping ... [+] project carried out by the Medical Research Council in Cambridge. (Photo by SSPL/Getty Images) SSPL via Getty Images |
| 16.12.2021 | The Week in Agrifoodtech: EzCater nets $100m, McCain bets $55m & Good Meat gets green light | This week, vertical ag player Infarm and corporate catering startup ezCater each closed funding rounds that kicked their valuations to over $1 billion. In the alt-protein world, Eat Just secured further regulatory clearances in Singapore fo... |
| 14.12.2021 | The Urgent Company Acquires Coolhaus Ice Cream to Make Brand 100% Animal-Free | The Urgent Company purchased Coolhaus for an undisclosed amount and plans to transition the ice cream to Perfect Day’s fermented dairy
The Urgent Company, the consumer products label owned by Perfect Day Foods, announced it has acquired Coo... |
| 01.12.2021 | Perfect Day Comments On Historic Launch of Animal-Free Whey Protein Powder | Perfect Day discusses the impact of bringing the world’s first non-animal whey protein to US, Hong Kong and Singapore markets.
Perfect Day, the trend-setting startup that has raised $750 million to create real dairy without cows, recently l... |
| 24.11.2021 | Laboratory meat, 3D printing & Co. – This is what we will eat in the future | From the field or stable to your own plate – this is the traditional way of producing food. However, this is supplemented bit by bit by new trends. And it has to. The world population is growing steadily and, combined with the consequences ... |
| 18.11.2021 | The Week in Agrifoodtech: Monarch Tractor’s $61m round, JBS’s cell meat bet & Bayer-Microsoft match | This week, The Week in Agrifoodtech includes news of a major strategic partnership between one of the world’s biggest agribusiness companies and one of the world’s biggest software companies; while the world’s number one meat processor made... |
| 30.09.2021 | Perfect Day : Raises $350 Million to Expand Consumer and Enterprise Biology Platforms | BERKELEY, Calif., Sept. 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Perfect Day, Inc., best known as the creator of the world's first animal-free milk protein, announced a $350 million Series D funding round intended to fuel the company's expanded focu... |
| 09.08.2021 | 10 potential niches for startups in 2021 | 10 potential niches for startups in 2021 |
| - | Synthesis Capital synthesises $300 million to support sustenance | London’s Synthesis Capital has assembled a $300+ million fund aimed squarely at supporting approximately 15 food technology and alternative protein-focused startups across the globe with an average ticket size of $15 million. According to t... |
| - | How CBD biomanufacturing could make Europe change and win the cannabis game | By now, many have heard about Cannabidiol, better known as CBD, the non-psychoactive cannabinoid derived from the cannabis plant and discovered in 1940. You can find it in products ranging from edible gummy bears to skin oil, for purposes s... |
